Professional Development & Training

During this 5 day class, students are immersed in the PMI methodology and the main objective of this class is to have students pass the PMP Exam. Using WGA proprietary tools and techniques, students will receive the highest quality instruction and course materials available in the market.

Introduction and PMP Exam overview

Learning objectives:

• Learn about the PMI application process.
• Overview the PMP Exam details.
• Learn exam-taking tools and techniques.
• How to enroll in the PMP Exam.
• Identify exam preparation key methodologies.

Students take Baseline Assessment test

The Project Management Framework

Learning objectives:

• Define what a project is and what project management is.
• Understand the 9 project management knowledge areas.
• Define a project life cycle.
• Identify and define project stakeholders.
• Specify influences of organizational structures on project management.
• Highlight the skills required for a project manager.
• Define the Project Manager’s responsibilities.
• Identify social-economic environmental influences to projects.
• Define the 5 process groups of project management.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Project Integration Management

Learning objectives:

• Highlight methods for project selection.
• Define the elements and importance of the project charter.
• Understanding the creation and use of preliminary scope statement.
• Identify project constraints.
• Define the project manager’s role as integrator.
• Control “gold plating” through work authorization.
• Understand the value of documenting lessons learned for Organizational Process Assets.
• Create a project plan.
• Define the Execution of the project plan.
• Know the use of baselines to monitor the progress of the project.
• Define integrated change control.
• Administrative closure.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Project Scope Management

Learning objectives:

• Development of a scope management plan.
• Development of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Implementing scope verification.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Application Exercise: Project Case Study

Project Time Management

Learning objectives:

• Methods for developing a schedule.
• Resource Planning.
• Activity List creation and estimation.
• Developing network diagrams (CPM, PDM and ADM charts).
• Using dependencies.
• Calculating the critical path(s) for the project.
• Calculating slack.
• Crashing and fast tracking a project.
• Resource leveling.
• Developing a schedule management plan.
• Use of CPM, and Monte Carlo to estimate the duration of the project.
• Schedule Control.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Application Exercise: Project Case Study

Project Cost Management

Learning objectives:

• Cost estimating through analogous estimating, bottom up estimating, parametric estimating and computerized estimating tools.
• Earned value analysis.
• Precision of estimates.
• Understanding Present Value, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback Period, Benefit Cost Ratio and Opportunity Cost.
• Variable Cost, Fixed Costs, Direct Cost and Indirect Cost.
• Project Life Cycle Costing.
• Cost budgeting.
• Value Analysis.
• Cost control.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Application Exercise: Project Case Study

Project Quality Management

Learning objectives:

• Responsibility for quality.
• Impacts of poor quality.
• Tools used for Quality Management Planning.
• Developing a Quality Management Plan.
• Implementing Quality Assurance.
• Quality Control through Fishbone Diagram, Pareto Diagram, and Control Charts.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Project Human Resources Management

Learning objectives:

• Roles and responsibilities for project manager, team members, project sponsor and management.
• Organizational planning.
• Staff acquisition.
• Developing a responsibility chart.
• Team building.
• Leadership skills.
• Human resource constraints.
• Conflict management and resolution.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Project Communication Management

Learning objectives:

• Developing a communications plan.
• Communication methods.
• Communication blockers.
• Performance reporting.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Application Exercise: Project Case Study

Project Risk Management

Learning objectives:

• Developing a risk management plan.
• Techniques for identifying risks.
• Risk register.
• Categorizing risks.
• Qualitative risk analysis.
• Quantitative risk analysis.
• Using a decision tree.
• Understanding what-if analysis.
• Developing a risk response plan.
• Risk response strategies.
• Risk monitoring and control.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Application Exercise: Project Case Study

Project Procurement Management

Learning objectives:

• Procurement planning.
• Advantages and disadvantages of contract type selection.
• Statement of work.
• Solicitation planning.
• Solicitation.
• Source selection.
• Negotiation.
• Contract administration.
• Contract change control.
• Contract close-out.

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion

Project Management Ethical Responsibility and Code of Conduct

Exam Practice Questions and Solutions Class Discussion